"The Watter system guarantees quality and therefore continuity"
With global sales, Americol is one of the most prominent manufacturers of professional (hand) cleaning products. In addition, chances are that you, the reader, come into daily contact with one of the many private label products marketed in the consumer market. To play along at the very highest level of hygiene, it is extremely important to be able to guarantee certainty in quality control so that the production process runs as smoothly as the product itself.
Preservation has its challenges
Development never stands still. In the hygiene sector, the innovation is mainly in preservation: think about the packaging and the raw materials of the products. In the second case, steps have been taken in reducing the organic granules of soaps, to prevent their efflux towards the environment. By using granules of organic origin, no (micro)plastics flow into the drain when the soap is used.
This sustainability is not only driven by the market or social pressure. At Americol, they are aware of what impact this can ultimately have on water quality. That fact, combined with the increased use of organic raw materials, has led the company to take steps to ensure water quality in the company.
Ensuring continuity succeeds through certainty
"During the innovation process, there were times when the quality of our products could no longer be guaranteed," explains Technical Director René Doornink, "However, a production stop would be disastrous: it would block the continuity of the entire business process. It is therefore extremely important to be vigilant about the germination pressure of the process water. After all, too high a bacterial count would negatively affect the preservation of our products. Since we offer our customers security in quality, we are committed to preventing biofilm and guaranteeing the quality of the process water."
"With the Watter system, we dose only 4 ppm of hypochlorous acid year-round. Due to its tremendous effectiveness, we have not shown a single germ since its inception."
The company can ensure this continuity thanks to the use of the Watter system, a device that produces an on-site disinfectant from water and salt. The agent is very friendly while providing high effectiveness. This removes germination pressure and does not compromise quality. Lab manager Sander van der Schuur says: "We focused on and tested several alternatives. However, it turned out to be of huge importance that an antimicrobial agent should not affect colour, texture or other characteristics. With the Watter system, we dose only 4 ppm of hypochlorous acid year-round. Due to the tremendous effectiveness of this remedy, we have not detected a single germ since its inception. In fact, we have been able to scale down from weekly monitoring to fortnightly because of the confidence we now have in the process water quality with Watter!"
Assurance from Watter works on several layers
This certainty offers the organisation a lot of peace of mind. "In the past, unfortunately, hectic periods did occur," laughs René, "with us, the Watter system has ensured that we have no fear of rejection or a production stop. And that also makes for happy faces at planning and purchasing."
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